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Latin name	Ormosia coccinea (Aubl.) Jacks.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Ecology
Use	ti (cabinet work)
Synonym	Ormosia subsimplex Spruce ex Benth. Robinia coccinea Aubl.
English name	scarlet ormosia
French name	caconnier écarlate
Spanish name	huayruro (Peru); chumico, nene (Costa Rica)
Other name	barakaro (Suriname); barsud kuagua (kuna, Panama); firibe roebanu (Suriname); lebi kiabici (aukaans); Saint-Martin rouge (creole)
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Latin name	Ormosia coccinea var. subsimplex (Spruce ex Benth.) Rudd
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	mes
Use	ti
Synonym	Ormosia subsimplex Spruce ex Benth.
English name	simple scarlet ormosia
French name	caconnier écarlate simple
Spanish name	alcornoque (Panama); huairuro, huayruro (Peru); keonia (Venezuela); pernillo de monte (Panama)
Other name	tento, tento de restinga (Brazil); wo-ka (Colombia)
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Latin name	Ormosia cruenta Rudd
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	bloody ormosia
French name	caconnier sanguin
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Latin name	Ormosia grandiflora (Tul.) Rudd
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica) MW South America (Ecuador, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Synonym	Clathrotropis grandiflora (Tul.) Harms Diplotropis grandiflora Tul. Ormosiopsis cuspidata Pierce ex J.F.Macbr. Ormosiopsis triphylla Ducke
English name	bigflower ormosia
French name	caconnier à grandes fleurs
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Latin name	Ormosia isthmensis Standl.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras) NW South America (Colombia?)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
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Ecology
Use	ti
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English name	isthmus ormosia
French name	caconnier de l'isthme
Spanish name	frijolillo (Honduras); hormigo (Belize)
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Latin name	Ormosia jamaicensis Urb.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Ecology	calc
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English name	Jamaica ormosia
French name	caconnier de la Jamaïque
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Latin name	Ormosia krugii Urb.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe, Dominica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg
Use	fw pl (ornamental) sa ti (potential)
Synonym	Ormosia dasycarpa Bello non Jacks.
English name	Krug ormosia; coralwood (Puerto Rico)
French name	caconnier nan-non; angelin bâtard, angelin palmiste (Amérique Latine); bois nan non (Haiti); bois-kaklin?; caconnier blanc, caconnier rouge (Latin America); grande savonette; mal caconier (Dominica)
Spanish name	matillo, mato (Dominican Republic); palo de matos (Puerto Rico); palo de peonía, palo de peronía, peonía (Dominican Republic); peronía (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); peronila (Dominican Republic)
Other name	bwa nannon (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Ormosia macrocalyx Ducke
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) South America
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology	hyg->mes
Use	dr ti
Synonym	Ormosia apulensis Cortés Ormosia chlorocalyx Ducke Ormosia toledoana Standl.
English name	largecalyx ormosia
French name	caconnier à grand calice
Spanish name	alazan (Costa Rica); alcornoque, cacique (Panama); caracolillo (Mexico); chocho grande (Colombia); colorin (Mexico); huairuro, huayruro (Peru); peonilla del monte (Panama)
Other name	tento (Brazil)
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Latin name	Ormosia monosperma (Sw.) Urb.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Lesser Antilles) NC South America (Venezuela)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology	hyg?
Use	dr ma pl (ornamental) ti
Synonym	Ormosia dasycarpa Jacks. Ormosia subsessilis Pittier Podalyria monosperma Poir. Sophora monosperma Sw. Virgilia rubiginosa DC.
English name	beadtree ormosia; jumbie bread; snakewood (Lesser Antilles); wawee
French name	caconnier rouge; angelin-bâtard, angelin-palmiste; aonoui (Lesser Antilles); bois-kaklin, caconnier blanc, dedefouden (Lesser Antilles); grande savonnette; sarinette (Lesser Antilles)
Spanish name	pionia montañero (Venezuela)
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Latin name	Ormosia oaxacana Rudd
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC North America (S Mexico)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L
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English name	Oaxaca ormosia
French name	caconnier d'Oaxaca
Spanish name	palo verde (Mexico)
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Latin name	Ormosia panamensis Benth.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
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Synonym	Fedorovia panamensis (Benth.) Yakovlev Ormosia stipitata Schery
English name	Panama ormosia
French name	caconnier du Panama
Spanish name	alcornoque; peronil (Panama); sur espino
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Latin name	Ormosia paraensis Ducke
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) NC MW South America (Venezuela, Suriname, Ecuador)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Synonym	Ormosia heterophylla Pires Ormosia crassicarpa Pierce ex Pittier
English name	Pará ormosia
French name	caconnier de Pará
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Other name	barsud, iscuna, parsud (kuna, Panama)
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Latin name	Ormosia schippii Pierce ex Standl. & Steyerm.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, Belize)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology	hel
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English name	Schipp ormosia; John Crow bead (Belize)
French name	caconnier de Schipp
Spanish name	carne de caballo (Mexico)
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Latin name	Ormosia tovarensis Pittier
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) N South America (Colombia, Venezuela)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology	hel mes
Use	pl ti
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English name	Tovar ormosia
French name	caconnier de Tovar
Spanish name	chocho, peonéo, peonio (Colombia); pionío colorado (Venezuela)
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Latin name	Ormosia velutina Rudd
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Belize to Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	velvety ormosia; pine-ridge grande betty (Belize)
French name	caconnier velouté
Spanish name	frijolillo (Nicaragua); guama corazón rojo (Honduras)
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Latin name	Orthion Standl. & Steyerm.
Family	Violaceae
Distribution
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English name	orthion
French name	orthion
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Latin name	Orthion guatemalense Lundell
Family	Violaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala: Izabal)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Guatemala orthion
French name	orthion du Guatemala
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Latin name	Orthion malpighiifolium (Standl.) Standl. & Steyerm.
Family	Violaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala: Izabal; Belize)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Amphirrox malpighiifolium (Standl.) Standl. Hybanthus malpighiifolius Standl.
English name	malpighialike orthion; white pine (Belize)
French name	orthion à feuilles de malpighia
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Latin name	Orthion montanum Lundell
Family	Violaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
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English name	montane orthion
French name	orthion de montagne
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Latin name	Orthion oblanceolatum Lundell
Family	Violaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala: Petén; Nicaragua, Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	oblanceolate orthion
French name	orthion oblancéolé
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Latin name	Orthion subsessile (Standl.) Steyerm. & Standl.
Family	Violaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala: Izabal)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Hybanthus subsessilis Standl.
English name	subsessile orthion
French name	orthion subsessile
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Latin name	Osa Aiello
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution
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English name	osa
French name	osa
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Latin name	Osa pulchra (D.R. Simpson) Aiello
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Hintonia pulchra D.R.Simpson
English name	handsome osa
French name	osa élégant
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Latin name	Osmanthus Lour.
Family	Oleaceae
Distribution
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Synonym	Amarolea Small
English name	osmanthus; devilwood, wild olive (USA)
French name	osmanthe; osmanthus
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Other name	Duftblüte (german); osmanto (italian)
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Latin name	Osmanthus americanus (L.) Benth. & Hook. f. ex A.Gray
Family	Oleaceae
Distribution	MC ME SC SE North America (USA: Texas to Virginia to Florida; Mexico: Nuevo Leon to Veracruz)
North America distribution zone	MC ME SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg->xer
Use	fr
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English name	devilwood osmanthus; American olive, bigfruit osmanthe, devil wood, devilwood, wild-olive
French name	osmanthe d'Amérique; olivier d'Amérique, osmanthe américain
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Other name	Amerikanischer Ölbaum, Duftblume, Duftblüte (german); osmanto americano (italian)
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Latin name	Osmanthus americanus (L.) Benth. & Hook. f. ex A.Gray var. americanus
Family	Oleaceae
Distribution	MC ME SC SE North America (USA: Texas to Virginia to Florida; Mexico: Nuevo León to Veracruz)
North America distribution zone	MC ME SC SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Amarolea americana (L.) Small Amarolea floridana (Chapm.) L.E.Arnold Olea americana L. Osmanthus floridanus Chapm.
English name	typical devilwood osmanthus
French name	osmanthe d'Amérique typique
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Latin name	Osmanthus americanus var. megacarpus (Small) P.S.Green
Family	Oleaceae
Distribution	SE North America (USA: Florida)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M?
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Synonym	Amarolea megacarpa Small Osmanthus megacarpus (Small) Small ex Little
English name	bigfruit devilwood osmanthus
French name	osmanthe d'Amérique à gros fruits
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Latin name	Osmanthus mexicanus Lundell
Family	Oleaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
Foliage	E
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Synonym	Osmanthus mexicana Lundell
English name	Mexican osmanthus
French name	osmanthe du Mexique
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Latin name	Ossaea DC.
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution
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Synonym	Diclemia Naudin Octopleura Griseb.
English name	ossaea
French name	ossea
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Latin name	Ossaea asperifolia (Naudin) Triana
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	hyg
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Synonym	Clidemia asperifolia Naudin
English name	roughleaf ossaea
French name	ossea à feuilles rugueuses
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